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UML golf team adds two stars

The Lowell Sun

Updated:
08/21/2014 06:35:06 AM EDT

LOWELL -- UMass Lowell men's golf head coach James Mahoney has announced the addition of two incoming freshmen to his squad. The River Hawks will also be holding a tryout for the three remaining spots on the 2014-15 roster.

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Kevin Scott (Pepperell) and Jimmy Walmsley (Tyngsboro) will join the roster for the upcoming season.

Scott recently graduated from Bishop Guertin High School. He won the Lowell Cities Junior Championship with a 68 this summer. He also performed well at the Francis Ouimet National Tournament.

Walmsley is a recent graduate of North Middlesex Regional High School, where he was a four-year varsity player. He was a league MVP as a senior. He was also named the 2012 Massachusetts All-State Player of the Year. Walmsley is a member of Townsend Ridge Country Club.

The tryout for the remaining spots will take place Sept. 5-7 at the Four Oaks Country Club in Dracut.

Returning players from last season that have made the roster include Harry Hulme, Nick Gordon, Kevin Fay, Jonny Burgin and Joe Vanaman.

The River Hawks will begin their season at the Adams Cup of Newport, Sept. 15-16.

LOWELL -- The UMass Lowell men's soccer team was tabbed to finish eighth in the America East Coaches' Preseason Poll.

Last season, the River Hawks' first in Division I, UML went 3-14-1, including a 1-5-1 mark in America East.

"We are very excited to welcome Frankie D'Agostino to the staff," said Figueroa. "Frankie comes from a soccer-filled background and has a passion for the game that is contagious. His coaching philosophy fits in very well with our program and what we are looking to accomplish as we move forward."

Simonetti will be responsible for assisting with practice, game preparations, off-field logistics and recruiting.

In joining the UMass Lowell staff, Simonetti leaves the head coaching job at Eastern Oregon University, where she earned various honors during her two-year stint holding the reins of the NAIA program.

Simonetti also has head coaching experience with Marietta College and various club programs.

LOWELL -- The UMass Lowell volleyball team was picked seventh in the 2014 America East volleyball preseason coaches' poll.

The voting was conducted by the conference's seven head coaches, who were not permitted to vote for their own teams.

The River Hawks, under the direction of first-year head coach Resa Provanzano, return eight letterwinners from last season's team and add three newcomers for the team's second season of Division I play.

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